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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Short | Poto edited by Michelle Elvy and Kiri Piahana-Wong
DESCRIPTION:Scorpio Books and Massey University Press warmly invite you to the Ōtautahi Christchurch launch of Short – Poto: The big book of small stories – Iti te kupu\, nui te kōrero edited by Michelle Elvy and Kiri Piahana-Wong. This event will feature readings from: Claudia Jardine\, Māia Te Whetū\, Erik Kennedy\, Gail Ingram\, Heather McQuillan\, Isla Huia\, James Norcliffe\, Nod Ghosh\, Rachel Smith & her daughter Olive\, Sile Mannion\, Vana Manasiadis\, and Siobhan Collins reading for Rose Collins. \nAll welcome\, refreshments provided. Please send in your RSVP. Pre-order your copy today! \n\nABOUT THE BOOK\nShort\, short stories\, sometimes known as flash fiction or microfiction\, are one of the trickiest forms to write. Create a resonant world in fewer than 300 words? Not so easy! In this collection of 100 stories\, a range of New Zealand writers\, both well known and emerging\, deliver emotionally charged stories that punch well above their weight and length. And there’s more! Each of the stories has been translated into te reo Māori (and some are written in te reo and translated into English) by some of this country’s most experienced translators\, making this book a valuable contributor to our literary landscape that rewards repeated readings. \n\nABOUT THE EDITORS\nMichelle Elvy is a writer\, editor\, writing tutor and mentor. She is founding editor of the literary journal Flash Frontier: An adventure in short fiction and Aotearoa New Zealand’s National Flash Fiction Day\, and managing editor of the international Best Small Fictions series. Her anthologies include Bonsai: Best small stories from Aotearoa New Zealand\, Ko Aotearoa Tātou | We Are New Zealand\, A Kind of Shelter Whakaruru-taha and Te Moana o Reo | Ocean of Languages. She is the author of the everrumble (2019) and the other side of better (2021). \nKiri Piahana-Wong is a poet\, editor and publisher who is of Māori (Ngāti Ranginui)\, Chinese and Pākehā ancestry. Her work has appeared in over 50 journals and anthologies\, and she has performed at numerous literary festivals across the New Zealand. In 2023 Kiri co-edited Te Awa o Kupu with Vaughan Rapatahana. She is the author of the poetry collections Night Swimming (2013) and Tidelines (2024).
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-short-poto-edited-by-michelle-elvy-and-kiri-piahana-wong/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Tony Fomison by Mark Forman
DESCRIPTION:Scorpio Books and Auckland University Press warmly invite you to the Ōtautahi Christchurch launch of Tony Fomison: Life of the Artist by Mark Forman. In a career spanning three decades\, Tony Fomison (1939-1990) produced some of New Zealand’s most artistically and culturally significant paintings and drawings\, the backdrop of which was a life – inseparable from his art – of enduring intrigue. Speakers include Murray Horton\, a friend of the artist\, Sally Blundell and the author Mark Forman. \nAll welcome\, refreshments provided. Please send in your RSVP. \n\nABOUT THE BOOK\nThrough the darkness and the light\, delve into the story of one of New Zealand’s most influential twentieth-century artists.  \n‘As a boy Tony had drawn maps and diagrams and medieval battle scenes. He’d read fairy tales and been enchanted by local sites of Māori history. As a young man he was a vagrant on the streets of Paris\, was twice imprisoned\, spent time in a mental hospital\, battled destructive addictions\, and experienced unrequited love and loneliness. All of this would become the underworld of his art\, the subterranean realm where he could dwell so as to create work that expressed something of the human condition. But it was always far wider than just his own story. Endlessly curious about Pacific and Māori history and art\, and enchanted by European Renaissance art\, he wanted to find a new visual language for what it meant to live in the Pacific; he wanted to make room at the back of our heads.’\n— From the introduction by the author \nA man of multitudes and a self-perceived outsider\, Fomison was a son\, sibling and lover; activist\, archaeologist and scholar; trickster\, addict and disrupter; and – above all else – an artist who shed light on the human condition and reimagined life in Aotearoa. \nIn this compelling biography\, developed over more than a decade\, Mark Forman draws on archival material and interviews with more than 150 people including Fomison’s family and close friends\, leading contemporary artists\, political activists\, and art professionals. The result is a comprehensive yet lively and accessible biography that reveals the man and his art to a new generation of readers. \n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nMark Forman is a writer based in Onehunga\, Auckland. His doctoral thesis formed the basis of his first book\, a scholarly work published in 2011 by Cambridge University Press. Forman’s personal interests in New Zealand contemporary art\, biography and social history were the drivers for this project\, for which he has been awarded a Whiria Te Mahara New Zealand History Grant\, the 2024 Marti and Gerrard Friedlander Charitable Trust publishing grant\, and a runner-up placement in the CLNZ / NZSA Writers’ Award.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-tony-fomison-by-mark-forman/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: 1985 by Dominic Hoey
DESCRIPTION:Scorpio Books and Penguin Books NZ warmly invite you to the Ōtautahi Christchurch launch of 1985: A Novel by best-selling author Dominic Hoey. All welcome\, refreshments provided. You can pre-order your copy today! Please send in your RSVP. This event will take place during our annual sale\, so there will be limited spaces available. \n\nABOUT THE BOOK\nIt’s 1985 and Obi’s on the cusp of teenagehood\, after a childhood marked by poverty\, dysfunctional family dynamics\, (dis)organised crime and violence. His dad’s delusional\, his mum’s real sick\, the Rainbow Warrior just exploded\, and it’s time for Obi to grow up and get out of the spacies parlour. \nWhen he and his best mate Al discover a map leading to unknown riches\, Obi wonders if this windfall could be the thing that turns his family’s fortunes around. Instead\, he’s thrown into an adventure where the stakes are a lot higher than the games he loves. \nAn electric novel about life in a multi-cultural\, counter-cultural part of Auckland pre-gentrification. 1985 is an adventure story with a local flavour\, a coming-of-age story for the underdogs\, the disenfranchised and the dreamers. \n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR\n\nDominic Hoey is a poet\, author and youth worker from Tāmaki Makaurau\, Aotearoa. He’s released two best-selling novels and written a million love poems. Through his Learn To Write Good programme\, Dominic has taught thousands of writing students how to think dyslexic. He also works with rangatahi\, helping to support them with their mental health and self-esteem. He dreams of one day starting a rescue farm for wayward animals. \n\n 
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-1985-by-dominic-hoey/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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SUMMARY:Scorpio Books Club
DESCRIPTION:Always wanted to join a book club? Come join ours! Share your thoughts and hear what others made of our Book of the Month at the Scorpio Books Club. \nThis month\, we will be discussing: Bad Archive by Flora Feltham. \nWhat does membership to our book club entail?\nWe meet on the first Tuesday of each month to discuss last month’s Book of the Month. A ticket to a Scorpio Books Club meeting costs $10 each month\, paid on the night. Scorpio Books will provide drinks\, nibbles and a cosy place to chat. Staff members will lead the discussion and present recommended reads for those hungry for more. After our discussion\, there will be time to browse and chat\, and members will receive 10% off all full-price purchases on the night. \nIf you would like to come prepared\, we send out an email to those who have registered in advance with reviews and some questions to get the conversation flowing. This is not required reading\, it’s just there if you are keen or would like more context for the book. A list of all the books mentioned on the night will be emailed to the Books Club mailing list the next day. \nClick here to register for Scorpio Books Club.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/scorpio-books-club-2-4/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250608T170000
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SUMMARY:Booklovers' Sale | Scorpio Books Annual Sale 2025
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to our biggest ever Annual Sale! \n50-70% selected titles\, in stores only. Exclusions apply. \nFriday 30th May – Sunday 8th June. \nStocks replenished daily\, so keep coming back! \n  \n 
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/booklovers-sale-scorpio-books-annual-sale-2025/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books,Telling Tales
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | Unsettled Bliss by Elizabeth Ann Cook
DESCRIPTION:Scorpio Books and Mary Egan Publishing warmly invite you to the Ōtautahi Christchurch launch of Unsettled Bliss: whiteness in Aotearoa by Elizabeth Ann Cook. This powerful new book confronts whiteness in Aotearoa – its history\, its consequences\, and the responsibilities it demands. \nAll welcome\, refreshments provided. Please send in your RSVP. \nPre-order your copy of Unsettled Bliss today! \n\nABOUT THE BOOK \nIf you do not know the history of Aotearoa after the 1835 Declaration of Independence and Te Tiriti o Waitangi 1840\, Unsettled Bliss offers a clear explanation of settler occupation\, its impact on indigenous land in Aotearoa\, and the lasting consequences. \nHowever\, it goes beyond that. This book enables you to understand what drove people to act as they did – and what continues to shape our society today. \nUnsettled Bliss challenges you to reflect on your place in the society of Aotearoa. It pulls no punches. For many\, it will be an awakening – an unflinching look at how racism operates in our everyday lives\, within our whānau\, workplaces\, and institutions. If you seek to deepen your understanding of social issues\, wealth disparity\, and political structures\, this book is essential reading. \nNo other book to date has so comprehensively examined the system and ideology of whiteness in Aotearoa. Bold\, enlightening\, and necessary – Unsettled Bliss belongs in every serious collection on the history and future of this land. \n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nDr Elizabeth Ann Cook is a writer\, thinker\, and social critic with a passion for challenging complacency. A sixth-generation non-Māori in Aotearoa\, her identity is shaped by her English\, Irish Catholic\, and Welsh ancestry. Born in Whangārei in 1956\, she grew up there before settling mostly in Ōtautahi. \nHer diverse career spans music\, theatre\, and education. As a singer-songwriter\, actor\, and Te Reo Māori teacher\, she has led early childhood music and movement classes\, taught drama\, released four albums of original music\, and worked in devised theatre and Commedia dell’arte mask-making. \nCompleting a PhD in Sociology in 2021\, Cook now extends her lifelong engagement with critical thinking into non-fiction writing. Her work examines how everyday behaviours reinforce harmful social and economic systems\, and she is particularly interested in deconstructing language\, power\, and privilege. \nAn avid student of Aotearoa’s history\, Cook has been influenced by scholars such as Moana Jackson\, Ani Mikaere\, Vincent O’Malley\, Ranginui Walker\, and Alan Ward\, as well as international thinkers including Achille Mbembe\, Frantz Fanon\, Cedric Robinson\, and Judith Shklar. She spent 12 years under the intellectual mentorship of academic Mike Grimshaw\, refining her ability to interrogate dominant narratives and cultural assumptions. \nCurrently working as a Reporting and Policy Advisor in a kaupapa Māori organisation\, Cook remains committed to asking difficult questions\, pushing boundaries\, and sparking conversations that challenge the status quo. \n\nMedia contact: Rebecca Simpson\, Fantail Communications. 021 955 942\, rebecca@fantailcommunications.co.nz.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-unsettled-bliss-by-elizabeth-ann-cook/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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SUMMARY:Adam Kay | This Is Going To Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
DESCRIPTION:Presented by: BOHM Presents in association with Gag Reflex \n\n\nAdam Kay is bringing back his hit show by popular demand following an absolute sell-out tour of Australia and New Zealand in 2024. \nThis is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor is the hilarious show about life on and off the hospital wards from doctor turned BAFTA-winning comedian Adam Kay. Based on his multi-million-selling book of diaries\, his shocking and continence-endangering live show has been seen by over 300\,000 people\, including 50 sell-out nights in the West End. \n“Hilarious and heartbreaking” – The Times\n“Electrifying” – The Guardian\n“Unflinching humour” – Independent\n“Scalpel-sharp humour and searing insight” – The Sun\n“Hilariously gruesome” – Sunday Times\n“Hilarious\, moving and caustic” – Scotsman\n“Brutally funny” – New Statesman\n“Painfully funny” – Stephen Fry\n“Harrowing and hilarious” – Jo Brand\n“Funny\, excoriatingly revealing\, beautiful” – Dawn French\n“Bloody funny” – Minnie Driver\n★★★★★ Mail on Sunday \nCheck out the upcoming performances at the Isaac Theatre Royal HERE!
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/adam-kay-this-is-going-to-hurt-secret-diaries-of-a-junior-doctor/
LOCATION:Isaac Theatre Royal\, 145 Gloucester Street\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8011\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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SUMMARY:Scorpio Books Club
DESCRIPTION:Always wanted to join a book club? Come join ours! Share your thoughts and hear what others made of our Book of the Month at the Scorpio Books Club. \nThis month\, we will be discussing Twist by Colin McCann. \nWhat does membership to our book club entail?\nWe meet on the first Tuesday of each month to discuss last month’s Book of the Month. A ticket to a Scorpio Books Club meeting costs $10 each month\, paid on the night. Scorpio Books will provide drinks\, nibbles and a cosy place to chat. Staff members will lead the discussion and present recommended reads for those hungry for more. After our discussion\, there will be time to browse and chat\, and members will receive 10% off all full-price purchases on the night. \nIf you would like to come prepared\, we send out an email to those who have registered in advance with reviews and some questions to get the conversation flowing. This is not required reading\, it’s just there if you are keen or would like more context for the book. A list of all the books mentioned on the night will be emailed to the Books Club mailing list the next day. \nClick here to register for Scorpio Books Club.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/scorpio-books-club-2-3/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250429T193000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | The Lost Saint by Rachael Craw
DESCRIPTION:Scorpio Books and Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand warmly invite you to the Ōtautahi Christchurch launch of The Lost Saint by local award-winning author Rachael Craw. \nAll welcome\, refreshments provided. Please send in your RSVP. \nPre-order your copy of The Lost Saint today! \n\nABOUT THE BOOK\nRecently dumped\, heart-broken Ana struggles to put the past behind her on a high school fieldtrip exploring landmarks where a 14th Century mystic is said to have performed wonders. \nWhen the students sneak out to party in a sacred cave\, a catastrophic earthquake hits. The survivors emerge in a world they don’t recognise\, stumbling into a battle between medieval knights and Northmen. The students flee and Ana is chased off a cliff by dutiful lieutenant Leon\, who is badly injured in the fall. Sparks fly between Ana and Leon: to survive\, they need to rely on each other and as their trust grows\, so does romance. They must endure a perilous journey through the forest\, escape a superstitious mob\, and evade the Northmen who hunt her with dark and mysterious purpose. \nTogether they must find the legendary mystic everyone calls ‘The Saint’ who is said to have the power to send Ana home… until an unexpected twist changes everything. \n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR\n\n\n\n\n\nRachael Craw is an award-winning author of speculative fiction for young adults\, including the Spark trilogy\, The Rift and upcoming release\, The Lost Saint. She completed her Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies and Drama at the University of Canterbury and a Diploma of Teaching at Christchurch College of Education. She teaches English and Drama\, mentors young writers\, assesses manuscripts\, leads writing workshops and speaks at festivals and conferences throughout New Zealand and Australia. In her spare time she walks her dogs\, hoards books and reviews fiction on social media. She lives in the South Island of New Zealand with her husband and 3 daughters where she teaches part time while working on her latest novel.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-the-lost-saint-by-rachael-craw/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | Mahjong by Nicole Wong
DESCRIPTION:Scorpio Books and The Mahjong Project warmly welcome you to the Ōtautahi Christchurch launch of Mahjong: House Rules from Across the Asian Diaspora by Nicole Wong. All welcome\, refreshments provided. Please send in your RSVP. \nPlease note the earlier time of 4.30pm for a 5pm start. \nPre-order your copy today! \n\nABOUT THE BOOK\nFor many third-culture kids in the Asian diaspora\, the sight and sound of clacking mahjong tiles conjures deep-seated memories. Some learned to play alongside elders\, while others watched from afar. Maybe you only distantly know of the game through movies or articles about pop-up mahjong nights. Whether you are looking to reconnect with the game\, pick up a new hobby\, or introduce others to a favourite pastime\, Mahjong is a step-by-step guide for new and seasoned players alike. \nWith vibrant photography and detailed instructional diagrams\, author Nicole Wong walks you through gameplay\, just how her grandfather would have. In addition\, Mahjong delves into the strategy\, history\, and design of the game and discusses various popular styles of play (American mah-jongg\, Japanese riichi mahjong\, and more). A bonus essay also breaks down the mahjong hands in the pivotal scene from the 2018 hit film Crazy Rich Asians\, and snippets of the author’s family history are sprinkled throughout\, telling a story of diaspora through mahjong and showcasing mahjong culture\, past and present. \nWith Mahjong as your guide\, learn the history and evolution of this beautiful game while you connect with friends\, family\, and culture. You may even write your own house rules–just don’t forget the snacks! \n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nNicole Wong is a writer and audio producer based in Oakland\, California. She started The Mahjong Project in 2019- part instructional guide\, part oral history project- to document her family’s house rules and place them in the broader history and diaspora of the game itself.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-mahjong/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250415T193000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | Mad Diva by Cadence Chung (Christchurch)
DESCRIPTION:Calling all divas! \nJoin us for the launch of Cadence Chung’s stunning debut full-length poetry collection\, Mad Diva. Featuring guest poet Claudia Jardine and guest singer Emily-Jane Stockman\, it promises to be an unforgettable evening! \n\nABOUT THE BOOK \nIn Mad Diva\, poet Cadence Chung takes us wheeling and diving through a scintillating whirl of ideas\, experiences and imagery. Operatic in scale\, by turns lush and spare\, Mad Diva is a high-wire performance from an extraordinary emerging talent. This beautifully crafted collection confronts the chaos of life full on. The gorgeous jostles up against the grotesque. Romance and glamour have equal billing with the blood-streaked and the gritty. Scheherazade shares the back seat of a Wellington Uber; Samson’s in the bathroom getting a shave; Leilah on a plastic stage considers the history of ‘Chinamen on display’; Carmen suffers a real-life stab wound and sings the Habanera like a bat out of hell. Bejewelled\, perfumed\, mascaraed\, satin-and-silked and never shy to be brazen or camp\, the ever-unravelling divas in these poems are not interested in staying within assigned categories. In opera houses\, art galleries\, dive bars\, bedrooms; in the purple light of Whitcoulls at dusk and in Wakefield Street at midnight\, they keep on aiming for their high Cs\, keep on testing the world for meaning\, acceptance and love. \n‘Brilliant in so many ways …This diva pulls you along in their twirling wake.’ – Anne Kennedy \n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nCadence Chung (she/they) is a poet\, classical singer\, and composer. She performs as a classical soloist and is a presenter on RNZ Concert. In 2023\, she was named an Emerging Practitioner by the Fund for Acting and Musical Endeavours. Her poems have been published in Best New Zealand Poems\, Landfall\, Newsroom\, Pantograph Punch\, Starling\, Sweet Mammalian\, takahē\, The Spinoff and Turbine / Kapohau. Her best-selling chapbook\, anomalia\, was released in 2022. She’s also the producer and editor of Mythos: an Audio-Visual Anthology of Art by Young New Zealanders\, released in 2024. Mad Diva is her first full-length collection of poetry. \n\nScorpio Books will be selling books on-site at the event.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-mad-diva-christchurch/
LOCATION:Little Andromeda\, Level 1/134 Oxford Terrace\, Christchurch Central City\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8011\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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SUMMARY:Book Signing with Rachael King!
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited! Come along on Saturday\, April 12th at 1pm to celebrate Rachael King’s latest release\, ‘Violet and the Velvets: The Case of the Missing Stuff’\, a new middle-grade series about girls forming a rock band together. Rachael will be signing books and there are giveaways and spot prizes on the day!\n\n\n \n\n\nWe are also super excited to have a brand new edition of her book ‘Secrets at Red Rocks’\, which has just been adapted for television and is currently streaming on Sky Open and Neon. \n\n\n \n\n\nSee you there!
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-signing-with-rachael-king/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250412T080000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250427T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T072834
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SUMMARY:School Holiday Activities at Telling Tales
DESCRIPTION:Come visit Telling Tales these school holidays! We have lots of fun activities running in the shop. \nTelling Tales Holiday Treasure Hunt\nOur traditional treasure hunt is on again these holidays! Pick up an entry form at the front counter\, find the letters hidden around the shop\, and unscramble the name of a famous book character to be in to win a book bundle. Happening every day of the school holidays\, April 12th – 27th. \nEaster Egg Hunt\nThe Easter Bunny has left eggs hidden around the shop for lucky little readers to find! Happening during the first week of the holidays and Easter weekend. \nBook Signing with Rachael King\nLocal author Rachael King (writer of ‘The Grimmelings’) will be in-store on Saturday April 12th at 1pm\, to sign your books and answer questions.\nPick up her latest release\, ‘Violet and the Velvets’ a book about a group of girls who form their own rock band\, or a new edition of ‘Secrets at Red Rocks’\, which has just been adapted for TV and is now streaming on Neon and Sky Open. See you there!
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/school-holiday-activities-at-telling-tales/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250410T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250410T193000
DTSTAMP:20260422T072834
CREATED:20250226T040127Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | The Girl from Sarajevo by Stef Harris
DESCRIPTION:Scorpio Books and Quentin Wilson Publishing warmly invite you to the Ōtautahi Christchurch launch of The Girl from Sarajevo: Two Novellas by Stef Harris. All welcome\, refreshments provided. Pre-order your copy today! \nPlease send in your RSVP. \n\nABOUT THE BOOK \nTHE GIRL FROM SARAJEVO \nYoung and self-assured immigrant Katia will do anything to become a writer. When she encounters her neighbour\, an ageing novelist from the old country\, she embarks on an audacious plan to represent Dragan’s new novel as her own. Weaponising her sexuality\, she enters into a cynical\, twisted affair with the elder wordsmith. But Dragan holds a dangerous secret that may destroy them both. \nTHE OTHER JASMINE\nMail-order bride Wong Ji Li has travelled all the way from Ningbo\, China to marry a wealthy man\, only to find herself a virtual sex slave\, imprisoned on a derelict farm. Her new husband\, Darryl\, is a giant man-child still under the thumb of his powerful mother. Wong Ji Li discovers she is not Darryl’s first victim. She must find the courage to escape her predicament or face the same fate as the other Jasmine. \nThese cinematic novellas feature two strong\, capable\, modern-day heroines determined to make their own way in the world. \n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nStef Harris is a writer\, film director and a frontline police officer of 34 years who in 2017 was awarded the Commissioner’s Commendation for Bravery. He has published three previous works of fiction and in 2006 turned his first novel\, The Waikikamukau Conspiracy\, into a film. Renamed The Waimate Conspiracy\, the film went on to win four best film awards around the world and sparked the beginning of Stef’s sideline career in filmmaking. His arthouse feature film Blue Moon has won several film awards as well as being officially selected for the prestigious Cannes Antipodes Film Festival\, screening in Cannes in 2022. In 2024 his novel Double Jeopardy was longlisted in the Ngaio March Awards. Stef lives in Motueka with his wife\, Pegeen.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-the-girl-from-sarajevo/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250404T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250404T193000
DTSTAMP:20260422T072834
CREATED:20250225T035551Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | The Bookshop Detectives 2: Tea and Cake and Death by Gareth and Louise Ward
DESCRIPTION:Scorpio Books and Penguin Books New Zealand warmly invite you to the Ōtautahi Christchurch launch of The Bookshop Detectives 2: Tea and Cake and Death by Gareth and Louise Ward. All welcome\, refreshments provided. Please send in your RSVP. \nPre-order your copy today! \n\nABOUT THE BOOK \nIn this rollicking new adventure\, Garth and Eloise (and Stevie) must sniff out a prolific poisoner ahead of a vital fundraising event\, the Battle of the Book Clubs. As time runs out and the body count rises\, it seems the bad actors are circling closer to the people and places they care about. \nCould Pinter\, the infamous serial killer from Eloise’s past\, somehow be involved? And when anyone could be a suspect\, how can Garth and Eloise keep their customers\, their small town and their beloved bookshop safe? \n\n\nABOUT THE AUTHORS \nGareth and Louise Ward are the real-life owners of independent bookshop Wardini Books\, with stores in Havelock North and Napier\, New Zealand. \nLouise is known among the staff as Fearless Leader and Gareth as a bit of a dick; he is\, however\, the author of the Tarquin the Honest and The Rise of the Remarkables book series\, as well as being the bestselling and award-winning author of The Traitor and the Thief and The Clockill and the Thief. \nGareth and Louise met at police training college in the UK and are both ex-coppers. Louise has one murder arrest to her name\, is an English Literature Graduate and as an ex-teacher inflicted Shakespeare on inner-city twelve-year-olds. She regularly reviews books on RNZ. \nBoth are obsessed with their rescue dog Stevie\, avoid housework and gardening\, and live in the cultural centre of the universe that is Hawke’s Bay\, Aotearoa New Zealand.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-tea-and-cake-and-death/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250404T100000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250406T160000
DTSTAMP:20260422T072834
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SUMMARY:The Food Show 2025
DESCRIPTION:Are you ready to reignite your passion for cooking and get inspired with new flavours? Then look no further than The Food Show\, New Zealand’s biggest foodie extravaganza! This isn’t your ordinary day at the market – it’s a full-blown immersive experience that’s a feast for your senses. Find out more here at The Food Show website. \n\nScorpio Books is an independent bookstore with the best range of carefully curated books in Ōtautahi Christchurch. Our staff are friendly\, knowledgeable\, eclectic readers ready with recommendations. Visit our stand to browse the best in cookbooks and food writing at the 2025 Christchurch Food Show. \nThe Scorpio Books stand is near The Cooking Theatre\, and will host book signing sessions with celebrity chefs after their Cooking Theatre appearances. Find the schedule for the The Cooking Theatre here\, and don’t miss your favourite chef! Starring Annabelle White\, Nadia Lim\, Two Raw Sisters (Margo & Rosa)\, Josh Emett and Nat Thaipun. \n\nChristchurch Food Show 2025 opening hours: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFri 4th April 10AM – 5PM\nSat 5th April 10AM – 5PM\nSun 6th April 10AM – 4PM
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/the-food-show-2025/
LOCATION:Wolfbrook Arena\, 55 Jack Hinton Drive\, Addington\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8024\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250403T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250403T190000
DTSTAMP:20260422T072834
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SUMMARY:Author Talk | Matt Heath *RESCHEDULED*
DESCRIPTION:Matt Heath is a well-known broadcaster\, producer\, actor\, podcaster\, TV personality and sports commentator. He is the author of A Life Less Punishing: 13 Ways to Love the Life You’ve Got. This witty\, wise\, irreverent and eminently readable book may lead us to live a happier\, better life. \nJoin adventurer and explorer Matty Jordan in conversation with Matt Heath. They wrestle with 13 Ways to Love the Life You’ve Got. It’s bound to be a fun night! \nFree event\, bookings required. \nThis event has been rescheduled from Thursday 27 March.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/author-talk-matt-heath/
LOCATION:Tūranga\, 60 Cathedral Square\, Christchurch
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250402T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250402T190000
DTSTAMP:20260422T072834
CREATED:20250226T034752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250309T223316Z
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SUMMARY:Author Talk | Hannah-Rose Watt
DESCRIPTION:‘Welcome to the land of Aotearoa\, where waterfalls cascade from mountains that touch the clouds\, ancient trees whisper\, and wild\, untamed wilderness lies.’ \nJoin well known environmentalist and author-illustrator Lily Duval in conversation with the author of Wild Walks Aotearoa Hannah-Rose Watt\, for an evening of shared experience\, joy and exploration of the richness of Aotearoa. This latest Guide to Tramping in New Zealand is one to treasure. \nFree event\, bookings required.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/author-talk-hannah-rose-watt/
LOCATION:Tūranga\, 60 Cathedral Square\, Christchurch
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250401T180000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250401T193000
DTSTAMP:20260422T072834
CREATED:20250304T231711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T015427Z
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SUMMARY:Scorpio Books Club
DESCRIPTION:Always wanted to join a book club? Come join ours! Share your thoughts and hear what others made of our Book of the Month at the Scorpio Books Club. \nAt this meeting\, we will be discussing The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich. \nWhat does membership to our book club entail?\nWe meet on the first Tuesday of each month to discuss last month’s Book of the Month. A ticket to a Scorpio Books Club meeting costs $10 each month\, paid on the night. Scorpio Books will provide drinks\, nibbles and a cosy place to chat. Staff members will lead the discussion and present recommended reads for those hungry for more. After our discussion\, there will be time to browse and chat\, and members will receive 10% off all full-price purchases on the night. \nIf you would like to come prepared\, we send out an email to those who have registered in advance with reviews and some questions to get the conversation flowing. This is not required reading\, it’s just there if you are keen or would like more context for the book. A list of all the books mentioned on the night will be emailed to the Books Club mailing list the next day. \nClick here to register for the next Scorpio Books Club meeting.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/scorpio-books-club-2-2/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250329T100000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250329T103000
DTSTAMP:20260422T072834
CREATED:20250327T041009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250327T041009Z
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SUMMARY:A Stormy Story Time with Granny McFlitter!
DESCRIPTION:🧶Come along for a very special Story Time!🧶\n\n\n \n\n\nHeather Haylock\, author of the Granny McFlitter books\, is visiting us on Saturday 29th March to celebrate her latest release\, ‘Granny McFlitter Stitches Up a Storm’. Come along for story time and get your books signed!\n\n\n \n\n\nStory Time starts at 10am. See you there!\n\n\n \n\n\nBig thanks to Penguin Books NZ and Heather Haylock.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/a-stormy-story-time-with-granny-mcflitter/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250321T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250321T190000
DTSTAMP:20260422T072834
CREATED:20250226T005345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250309T223129Z
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SUMMARY:Author Talk | Olivia Spooner
DESCRIPTION:New Zealand author Olivia Spooner’s first historical novel The Girl from London quickly became a NZ bestseller\, as did her second novel The Songbirds of Florence. Both were inspired by people and events in World War 2 – the sinking of the MS Rangitane\, and the experiences of members of the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corp (the Tuis) who worked in Egypt and Italy. \nJoin Olivia Spooner in conversation with author and broadcaster Liz Grant for an exploration of how these fascinating real-life events in New Zealand’s history became best-selling novels. \nFree event\, bookings required.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/author-talk-olivia-spooner/
LOCATION:Tūranga\, 60 Cathedral Square\, Christchurch
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250319T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250319T193000
DTSTAMP:20260422T072834
CREATED:20250217T235843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250309T231203Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | Truth Needs No Colour by Heather McQuillan
DESCRIPTION:Scorpio Books and Cloud Ink Press warmly invite you to the Ōtautahi Christchurch launch of Truth Needs No Colour by award-winning local author Heather McQuillan. All welcome\, refreshments provided. Please send in your RSVP\, and you are welcome to wear something red. \nPre-order your copy today! \n\nABOUT THE BOOK \n\nLife is already unfair for 15-year-old Mariana. Her father’s missing and her activist mother is dead. Marooned with her grandparents in the cyclone-wrecked South Island\, life is dominated by Carapace\, a corrupt corporation. When Mariana wears a red dress to her new school\, she breaks an obscure rule and puts her family at risk. \nMariana yearns to stand up for her friend Filiki\, who’s trapped in Carapace’s school-to-prison pipeline. Fear keeps her silent. When Mariana finally speaks up\, it’s to disastrous effect and puts everyone she loves in danger. \nAs she confronts her fears\, Mariana must make her voice heard-because this time it might change everything. \nTruth Needs No Colour is a haunting novel for young readers about the difference one voice can make. \n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nHeather McQuillan is an award-winning writer based in Ōtautahi Christchurch\, New Zealand. As well as writing for young people she writes short fiction\, flash fiction and poetry and has been widely published in Aotearoa and internationally. Heather is the director of Write On School for Young Writers where she works to give agency to young writers.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-truth-needs-no-colour/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250312T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250312T190000
DTSTAMP:20260422T072834
CREATED:20250223T235513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250309T221039Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening With Dr. Kathryn Mannix
DESCRIPTION:Kathryn Mannix is on a mission to revolutionise the way we think and talk about the process of death and dying. A pioneer of palliative medicine in the UK for over 30 years\, her best-selling book With The End In Mind (shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize) sends a vital message to the living and answers the most urgent\, intimate\, and fascinating questions about the end-of-life process with touching honesty and humility. Starting in cancer care and changing career to become a leader in the new discipline of palliative medicine\, Dr Mannix has spent her medical career working with people who have incurable\, advanced illnesses\, and brings this wealth of experience to the task of helping others to navigate these conversations and decisions.\n \n‘We have no cure for death. We’re getting better at postponing it\, but sooner or later it comes to us all. So getting informed and prepared seems a good idea. We have no workarounds for daunting conversations. Whether we like it or not\, sometimes we have to take a deep breath and get into a conversation that we might have preferred to avoid. \nI’ve spent my whole career working alongside dying people\, and learning from them. Now\, I want to share their wisdom with the world. I’m doing this by writing books and media articles\, guesting on podcasts\, lecturing and webcasting. If you’re already one of the thousands of people who have joined me on this venture\, welcome. Our community of wisdom and kindness keeps growing\, so if you’re new around here\, welcome too!’ \nDr. Mannix is making one public appearance while in Christchurch; this is a rare chance to learn from her in person. She will be sharing a mix of stories\, case studies\, insights and wisdom. Not just for people working in end of life care – this evening is a home-coming for all of us mortals. You will come away feeling lighter and more inspired about life\, with less fear of death and dying. \nGood to know: \n\nDoors open at 5pm\nSorry\, no door sales on the night\nYou are welcome to bring drinks and snacks\nThe event starts at 5:30pm and finishes at 7pm\nScorpio Books will be present and handling book sales for Dr. Mannix\n\nBook tickets via Humanitix.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/an-evening-with-dr-kathryn-mannix/
LOCATION:Mary Potter Community Centre\, 442 Durham Street North\, St Albans\, Christchurch\, 8014
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250304T180000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250304T193000
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SUMMARY:Scorpio Books Club | March: Delirious by Damien Wilkins
DESCRIPTION:Always wanted to join a book club? Come join ours! Share your thoughts and hear what others made of our Book of the Month at the Scorpio Books Club. \nMarch Book of the Month: Delirious by Damien Wilkins. \nOn the first Tuesday of each month\, we’ll discuss our previous Book of the Month. Scorpio will provide drinks\, nibbles and a cozy space to chat. Scorpio staff members will lead the discussion\, and afterwards present their other recommended reads for those hungry for more. After our discussion\, there will be time to browse and chat\, and attendees will receive 10% off all full-priced purchases on the night. \nFor those who like to come prepared\, we’ll send out an email to ticket holders a few days prior with reviews and some questions to get the ideas flowing. This is not required reading – just there if you’re keen. A list of all books mentioned on the night will be emailed to ticket holders in the days following. \nSpaces are limited\, and a ticket costs $10 each month. You can buy one on our website\, over the phone or by visiting us instore. \nWhen: the first Tuesday of each month\, 6-7.30pm\nWhere: Scorpio Books\nTickets: $10 per person per month \nIf you have any questions about the Scorpio Books Club\, please email bookclub@scorpiobooks.co.nz. \n* Cancellation policy: tickets can be cancelled until 9am on the day by emailing bookclub@scorpiobooks.co.nz. The ticket price cannot be refunded\, but transferred to store credit that will never expire.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/scorpio-books-club-march-delirious-by-damien-wilkins/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250220T100000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250220T110000
DTSTAMP:20260422T072834
CREATED:20250206T233005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250214T223632Z
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SUMMARY:Mums-and-Bubs Drawing Class with Hilary Jean Tapper
DESCRIPTION:Mums-and-Bubs Drawing Class with Hilary Jean Tapper \n\n\nCelebrate the release of ‘Baby and Me’\, a beautiful new picture book by Angela Casabene and Hilary Jean Tapper\, with a Mums-and-Bubs illustration class on Thursday 20th February\, 10am at Telling Tales. Come along to learn illustration skills from Hilary in a relaxed and baby-friendly environment. \n\n\nAll materials provided\, spaces are limited – please RSVP at tellingtales@scorpiobooks.co.nz. \n\n\nThe class is aimed at adults\, with open play-drawing available for your little ones to join you. All adults welcome\, even without kids!
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/496284/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250218T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250218T193000
DTSTAMP:20260422T072834
CREATED:20241025T025909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250123T034414Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | Coming In From The Cold
DESCRIPTION:Scorpio Books warmly invites you to the Ōtautahi Christchurch launch of Coming In From The Cold: Tautoko Tāne enabling the wellbeing of male survivors of sexual violence by Bex De Prospo Carr\, Fiona Clapham Howard and Tony Chamberlain. All welcome\, refreshments provided. Please send in your RSVP. \n\nABOUT THE BOOK \nThis anthology features the courageous first-hand accounts of 26 male survivors of sexual abuse and violence in Aotearoa New Zealand. Through their eyes\, we are able to see the environments and systems in which the abuses took place\, the profound effects of those experiences\, and the survivors’ reflections upon them as they navigate their lives. Their generous contributions illustrate the transformational power of connection\, support\, hope and aroha. As the heart of this work\, their stories help to showcase more than two decades of mahi by Tautoko Tāne Aotearoa\, detailed through a brief organisational history unfolded in four seasonal essays. \n\nABOUT THE AUTHORS \nBex De Prospo Carr is a multi-disciplinarian who uses the power of words\, performance stages\, and sound to tell impactful stories to create a better world. With a background spanning rock and roll\, theatre\, and strategic communications\, Bex has carved a niche in leveraging storytelling as a tool for social and environmental change. Find out more about Bex De Prospo Carr here: www.authenticstorytelling.co.nz. \nFiona Clapham Howard has worked in the New Zealand mental health and addictions sector since 2004\, predominantly in lived experience roles. She has led teams working in peer support\, as well as in individual and systemic advocacy. She is an experienced peer support and advocacy trainer with a particular interest in exploring the impact of systems\, structures\, power imbalances\, and the legacy left to survivors of childhood adversity and trauma. \nTony Chamberlain works with not-for-profit and social enterprise communities to develop on-purpose strategic agendas and effective governance frameworks. He is proud to be working with his colleagues in Tautoko Tāne Aotearoa to build a capable national organisation\, enabling its member organisations to provide an appropriate nationwide support service for the male survivors of sexual abuse.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-coming-in-from-the-cold/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241204T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241204T193000
DTSTAMP:20260422T072834
CREATED:20241119T224109Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | Charlie Tangaroa and the God of War
DESCRIPTION:Scorpio Books and Huia Publishers warmly welcome you to the launch of Charlie Tangaroa and the God of War by local author T K Roxborogh. This junior fiction title is the sequel to 2020’s Charlie Tangaroa and the Creature from the Sea\, supreme winner of the  Margaret Mahy Book of the Year and winner of the Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Junior Fiction Award at the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. All welcome\, refreshments provided. Please send in your RSVP. \n\nABOUT THE BOOK \nLike every year\, the summer brings new people to Tolaga Bay. It’s been a full year since Charlie saved his hometown from destruction at the hands of gods\, warring sea creatures and natural disasters. Charlie and his younger brother\, Robbie\, are enjoying their normal lives – fishing off the wharf and helping out at their mum’s store – that is\, until a visiting scientist is stabbed at the local campground\, days before a meeting between local iwi and the government. So begins Charlie’s quest to uncover a mystery taking place in the hills above the town \n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR \n\n\n\nT K Roxborogh (Ngāti Porou\, Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri) is an award-winning author of more than thirty published works\, both fiction and non-fiction. Her latest publication Charlie Tangaroa and the Creature from the Sea won the Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction and the supreme Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award at the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. She teaches English and has been a writing mentor and judge for short stories and for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-charlie-tangaroa-and-the-god-of-war/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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SUMMARY:Story Time and Book Release with Sarah Milne
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special story time with Sarah Milne! On Saturday\, November 30th at 10am we are celebrating her new book\, Bridge to Anywhere\, with a reading and signing in-store.  \nAll Welcome! Please park prams outside to allow room for everyone. We recommend arriving a few minutes early to find a comfy seat.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/story-time-and-book-release-with-sarah-milne/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
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SUMMARY:Chapbook Launch | ngā pukapuka pekapeka Series One
DESCRIPTION:The exclusive first-ever public event for ngā pukapuka pekapeka\, the new Ōtautahi micropress\, is here. Join us at Scorpio Books to be the first in Aotearoa to get your hands on three carefully curated chapbooks. All welcome\, refreshments provided. Please send in your RSVP. \nMy Moana Girls by Ruby Macomber is a poetry collection dedicated to the tenacious Indigenous sisterhoods we would be lost without. \nParallel Lines by Molly Laurence is a collection of currents running through tūrangawaewae\, school days\, and the hum of bread baking. \nintroduced species by C R Green is a hybrid collection of poetry and prose that weaves a dialogue between humanity and nature across the framework of C R Green’s own lifetime.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/chapbook-launch-nga-pukapuka-pekapeka-series-one/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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SUMMARY:Book Tour | This is the F#$%ing News
DESCRIPTION:My Story\, Your Issues. Paddy G\, live on stage. Now this really is The F#$%ing News. \nPaddy has written a book and he’s taking it on the road\, from Stewart Island to Waitangi. The F#$%ing News is coming to a stage near you!\nHe will crack you up with his ripper yarns from a crazy life story. This performance mixes journalism\, stand-up comedy and motivational speaking – talking shit and giving uplifting messages about what it means to be a Kiwi. \nPaddy was down\, but he got back up again. He’ll talk about the personal issues he has overcome\, and the issues New Zealand needs to overcome. In each place\, he’ll tackle a local issue and show you a local hero. And there will definitely be a Q and A! \nDon’t f#$%ing miss this. \nDisclaimer: There will be F-Bombs. \nGet tickets here from Eventfinda.  \nScorpio Books will be bookselling at the event. Buy your copy today!
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-tour-this-is-the-fing-news/
LOCATION:St Margaret’s College\, 12 Winchester Street\, Merivale\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8014\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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